Novels like Siheyuan: Please Don’t Lecture Me on How to Be a Person
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- 101 Siheyuan: The Dream Thieves 四合院之盗梦空间 A System drops out of the sky and lands on Zhao Jie. To earn the System's approval, he has to do something utterly outrageous. As a company executive, he invents a bogus excuse, claiming he needs to reach the highest rank in Honor of Kings, and has his subordinates give him gifts. Maybe even the heavens can't stand it: a bolt of lightning strikes Zhao Jie dead, and he is reborn in Love in the Courtyard. The outrageous System grants him an outrageous skill, where even the absurd has a hint of rea 181Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 102 Running Rampant in the Siheyuan, Toying with All the Beasts 在四合院横行霸道，肆意玩弄诸禽 The courtyard isn't about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social savvy. But when you're fantastically wealthy, what do you need social savvy for? Believe it or not, you could turn into a casualty the very next second! Liu Xuan gained access to 9,999 film and TV worlds and can transmigrate into any of them at will. He transmigrates into the courtyard, and from the start beats up Peng Geng. He only has to make a slight move to become invincible against every beast in the co 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: The Sea King's Pinduoduo System 四合院，海王的拼夕夕系统 A simp in his past life, a womanizer in this one Plus an endlessly nagging System He never backs down when stirring up trouble, but readily admits defeat when playing the victim A petty crook, a freeloader, a hoodlum, a thug This is how you do a siheyuan story right —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 104 A Different Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之不一样的人生 Ye Chen unexpectedly finds himself in a courtyard home and gains access to a food-filled world thousands of times larger than Blue Star. The mountains, rivers, and streams are all delicious. Trees growing on the ground bear rice bowls topped with all kinds of dishes, while the rivers flow not with water but with premium brandy and other drinks. The mountains are made of every kind of ice cream, and even the clouds in the sky are cotton candy. Watch as Ye Chen brings this world overflowing with f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: Which One of Us Is the Beast? 四合院：咱俩谁禽兽？ Yi Bu was about to go to bed when he transmigrated into the TV series Love in the Courtyard and became bound to the Beast System. At first, he was pretty put off by the System’s name. But after arriving in the courtyard, he realized it suited him perfectly. After all, the people in that courtyard were worse than beasts! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Copied Silly Zhu's Cooking Skills 四合院：开局复制了傻柱的厨艺 Siheyuan courtyard + everyday life + the legacy of Wei Wu After watching a TV show, Zhou Zhengguo transmigrated into it and became a penniless young man with nothing to his name. In the bitter cold of winter, he nearly froze to death in this capital city. Fortunately, he had the System. From the start, he tricked Silly Zhu out of his chicken. Then he fleeced Qin Huairu for her money. He even set one trap after another for Xu Damao. By taking advantage of the people in the courtyard, Zhou Zhenggu 21Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: I Want to Be the Boss 四合院之我要当大爷 A young person from the new era finds their soul transported to the 1960s. With a scheming neighbor on one side and tangled workplace rivalries on the other, can they come out on top at every turn with nothing but an unreliable System? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: The Super Beast Tamer 四合院之超级驯兽师 [Siheyuan courtyard + transmigration + System] A university student from the modern era transmigrates back to the famous siheyuan courtyards of the 1960s. With his animal trainer System, the protagonist cherishes family bonds and finds love. There's no earth-shaking transformation of the world, but those ungrateful pests still need to be tamed... 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: Finding Bargains as a Community Police Officer 四合院：捡漏做片警 [Siheyuan courtyard + period setting + farming + no System] Chen Qiqiang transmigrates to the 1960s, when life is desperately poor. Fortunately, his father is a procurement officer, so he doesn’t have to go hungry every day. From the start, an unexpected lucky break lands him a job as a neighborhood police officer. To make his work easier, Chen Qiqiang moves into a courtyard full of scoundrels. From then on, the courtyard’s troublemakers are in for a rough time. Jia Zhangshi tries to seize someo 3Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 110 Siheyuan: What Harm Could a Fishmonger Like Me Do? 四合院：我卖鱼的能有什么坏心思 In the midst of a wild ride, he ate a peanut and, through sheer luck, a big shot well-versed in Sun Tzu's Art of War was reborn in the 1960s. He meant to keep selling fish and building up his strength, waiting for the great tide to rise in the years ahead... Who knew that from the start, Yi Zhonghai and his wife would show up claiming to be his relatives? And he even got bound to a System that lets him choose how to make people suffer bad luck? If he can make it on a bigger, more influential sta —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan, Qin Huairu, Don't Think You Can Get Away 四合院，秦淮茹你别想跑 Li Qinghai transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1952 and awakens a System. He discovers that Qin Huairu is about to go on a blind date with Jia Dongxu, a man destined to die young. Seeing this, Li Qinghai decides to step in. Who says Qin Huairu is a bloodsucker? I, Li Qinghai, absolutely won't stand for that. With Qin Huairu looking after him, he enjoys a life of having his clothes brought to him and his meals served every day. With the System's help, Li Qinghai meets a new beautiful confidante 5Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 112 I, He Yuzhu, Am a Modern-Day Scumbag in the Siheyuan! 我，何雨柱，当代四合院渣男！ [Siheyuan fan fiction + scumbag + wish fulfillment + System] He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes He Yuzhu. From the start, he discovers Xu Damao sneaking around with another man's wife at night. He promptly scares them off, then takes the opportunity to extort a chicken and an egg! Bang Geng likes stealing chickens to eat? He's still just a kid, so we have to make sure he spends some time in juvenile detention. Qin Huairu strips naked, revealing her fair, tender 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Siheyuan: Becoming the Richest Man by Turning the Tables on Bang Geng 四合院：首富，从反坑棒梗开始 I transmigrate into the courtyard and have seen through these people for ages. What do you mean, Love in the Courtyard? It's clearly Beast-Filled Courtyard! You dare throw your weight around in front of me, steal my watermelons, and try to pocket my wages? Just watch me hit back and take you all down! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: Through a Garden of Flowers, I Only Dote on Huairu 四合院：万花丛中过，独宠淮茹 In the early 1950s, Zhou Xiangyang transmigrated to the world of the courtyard house and unexpectedly gained a Precognition System. As long as he kept up his daily sign-in, he could receive various rewards, including culinary skills, martial arts techniques, guides to winning women over, appraisal skills, and more. Before long, Zhou Xiangyang used the skills granted by the System to become a nouveau riche overnight, feasting on chicken, duck, fish, and meat every day. His neighbors were green wi 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: Starting as a Temporary Worker in the Supplies Department 四合院：从物资科临时工开始 Xu Qiang wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard as Xu Damao’s younger brother, and on top of that, he is a temporary worker in the supply department who is about to be fired. 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 116 Siheyuan: Unlucky Bang Geng's Great-Uncle Has Arrived 四合院：倒霉棒梗大爷驾到 They say you have to be born into a good family. Who the hell told me transmigrating into the right person mattered too? Bang Geng! Jia Geng! What did I do to deserve this? I arrive, and my dad's already dead! I can handle that! The real problem is that I took Xiao Dang and Huai Hua out to eat chicken today! And of all things, Grandma Jia Zhangshi managed to wheedle the truth out of us. Sigh! Huai Hua's still so little, she just doesn't know any better. Anyway, Silly Zhu's the idiot who took the 1.2kReads8.4Score11514d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: Power, Wealth, and Desire 四合院之权财色 Jiang Zhiqin inexplicably transmigrates to another world and into a siheyuan. He discovers that: Huaguo is one of the world’s great powers; The level of technology in this world is still very low; The influential figures here are all different; The only thing that hasn’t changed is the bunch of people in the siheyuan, each with their own schemes. Since none of them are good people, Jiang Zhiqin has no choice but to learn from the enemy in order to defeat them and fit into this big siheyuan famil 120Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: After Being Dumped, Silly Zhu Gets More Children, More Blessings 四合院：被分手后傻柱多子多福啦 He Yuzhu, a post-90s delivery driver, suddenly gains a storage space that can keep things fresh. Thinking the end of the world is coming, he frantically stockpiles supplies. But after taking a nap, he wakes up in the body of Silly Zhu, a middle-aged man in Love in the Courtyard who has just been dumped by Widow Qin. Wait, what do you mean the original owner had a miserable life? How could that be? He couldn’t be happier! This is an era where gold is everywhere! He has money when he wants it, wom 2.1kReads6.0Score10014d adds
- 119 From the Siheyuan to the Worlds Beyond: A Transmigration Novel 从四合院到诸天穿越书 While hiking alone one day, Chen Feng was looking at his phone and failed to watch where he was going. He tripped over a rock and stumbled a few steps toward a nearby cliff before falling off. Somehow, he transmigrated into a TV series he had just been watching, Love in the Courtyard. 991Reads5.8Score10414d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: One Rumor Takes a Second to Spread, but a Lifetime to Disprove 四合院：造谣一张嘴，辟谣跑断腿 Newly crowned Best Actor Sun Jianjun was watching Love in the Courtyard and complaining that every character was a villain when he unexpectedly transmigrated into the courtyard himself. From the start, he was the target of rumors, awakening the Rumor System. If you’re going to spread rumors about him, slander him, and ruin his reputation, then he won’t hold back either. Watch Sun Jianjun make his way through the 1960s, matching wits and battling it out with everyone in the courtyard. This story 380Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: Robbed at Home from the Start 四合院：开局被偷家 [He has a System, which he uses at crucial moments. His medical skills are unmatched.] After their parents passed away, Shen Zhaoyang and his younger sister, Shen Xia, were bullied by everyone in the courtyard house. They studied hard and worked toward university entrance exams, but the original Shen Zhaoyang died of exhaustion just before the exam. Shen Zhaoyang from the 21st century transmigrates into his body, gets into medical school, and becomes a doctor at the Hongxing Steel Plant Affiliat 743Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: The System Won’t Let Me Be a Slacker 四合院：系统不允许我做咸鱼 In the capital’s old city, in a traditional courtyard house. Li Aiguo woke from a drunken stupor and reached for the water by his bedside, but his hand found nothing. He touched only empty air, which struck him as strange. He reached around several more times, but still came up empty-handed. Only then did he realize this was no joke. He opened his eyes and saw an old, spacious house. The room was bare, everything in its most untouched state. He was utterly astonished… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: Serving the Nation Is the True Way 四合院：为国做贡献，才是王道 Transmigrate into the world of "The Virtuous Ones of the Courtyard", and become a university graduate! A university graduate, no less! Yet in the eyes of those beasts, he’s not worth a penny! What? They look down on people? They need to be taught a lesson! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 A Capable Man in the Siheyuan 四合院里的能人 Happy to have transmigrated? Sure. He just never expected to be forced to split up the family from the start, followed by his parents’ untimely deaths. He may have a golden finger, but it’s not what he imagined. Amid the everyday squabbles of a courtyard household and the old Beijing life beneath Zhengyang Gate, watch how Zhang Jingqian carves a path through this turbulent era. (A story in the Courtyard series. This book isn’t particularly dark or hostile.) 204Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: Love in the Courtyard 四合院之情满四合院 This book brings together Love in the Courtyard, Under the Zhengyang Gate, The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate, and Men Are Iron, Rice Is Steel. Watch the protagonist make waves with the help of the System, enjoy a house full of children and grandchildren, and live a thoroughly happy life. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Is My Brother 四合院之许大茂是我哥 An ordinary girl gets so furious watching Love in the Courtyard that, when she wakes up one morning, she finds herself in the TV series as Xu Damao’s younger sister… A story about how she has to fight to save herself so she won’t be turned into an idiot like him. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: Send the Villains to Heaven, and Their Power Is Boundless 四合院：禽兽祭天，法力无边 Yang Sheng transmigrated! He found himself in Love in the Courtyard of Beasts. In the animal-filled courtyard, Yang Sheng activated the Beast-Bullying Sacrifice System. And so began his campaign of tormenting the courtyard's fools. First, he went after Deaf Granny. Blood sprayed everywhere, and the old geezer ended up with a broken leg and crippled for life. Next, he went after Silly Zhu, making him swallow an egg and ensuring the He family line would end with him. Then he gave the so-called par —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 A Different Kind of Life in the Siheyuan 四合院不一样的烟火 Multiple heroines + changing the plot After transmigrating into He Yuzhu in the courtyard-house world, he rises to a high position from the start, attracting women left and right. He changes the global order and makes the whole world submit to our great China. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Siheyuan, Starting in 4660 四合院从4660年开始 The protagonist, Li Chenghao, has his soul transmigrate from 2022 into the body of someone from the past who shares his name. A few days later, a System appears. Its first demand is that he move into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. When Li Chenghao arrives, he finds himself amid all the chaos in the courtyard. To earn the System’s rewards, he has to pull a few little tricks there from time to time, but the benefits are simply irresistible. From the moment he arrives at the courtyard, Li Cheng —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: The Legacy of Cao Wei 四合院之曹魏遗风 Cao Wei dies and unexpectedly transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, becoming one of the courtyard’s residents. Cao Wei, who has relied on his elder brother Cao Zheng for support, now finds the courtyard’s scoundrels plotting to take away his and his brother’s home. In the empty house, Cao Wei is reborn. Cao Wei is furious. I’m not a pushover anymore! In this life, Cao Wei decides to stand up for justice. This time, he’ll take back what belongs to him, get his job back, and reclaim everything 4Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: I’m a Public Security Officer 四合院之我是治安官 During the famine years, he accidentally transmigrates into a siheyuan courtyard. With a golden finger at his disposal, he uses his wits and plans every move as he battles the courtyard’s troublemakers for his life and his interests. 42Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: Back to 1960, Starting in the Security Division 四合院：回到六零，从保卫科开始 A new work is out! You can read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 800Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Redirected Jia Dongxu's Romantic Luck 四合院：开局转移贾东旭的桃花运 Zhou Quan: Jia Dongxu, I’m taking your luck with women. The original, authentic Thirteenth Aunt? Delicious. Silly Zhu, I’m taking your martial luck. That arm you’ve trained for over a decade is mine now. Xu Damao, I’m taking your fortune. Deputy Director Li, I’m taking yours too. From now on, finding money just by going out is no dream. You could even dig up a gold bar while looking for worms to use as fishing bait. First Master, Second Master, I’m taking your career luck. From now on, you can b 38Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Won't Pay Back Her Loan? I'll Make Her Pay 四合院：秦淮茹借钱不还？整死你 Li Xiang transmigrates into a courtyard house. He discovers that the original owner was bullied by the beasts for years. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, he decides to teach them a lesson. What's the point of transmigrating if he doesn't deal with every beast in the courtyard? The first step in dealing with them: Qin Huairu, pay me back! 151Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: Inherit Jigong's Legacy and Avenge My Father 四合院：获得济公传承，为父报仇 Geng Mingshan transmigrates into an era of shortages, only to see his adoptive father, who raised him for eleven years, die in prison after the entire courtyard conspires to report him. Geng Mingshan inherits Jigong's legacy, learning all kinds of magic and gaining Jigong's magic fan. Every wave of the fan increases his cultivation. His father raised him, but now that he wants to repay that kindness, his father is gone. The vengeance for his father's murder can never be shared. He dares not forg 284Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: I Got Beaten to Death from the Start 四合院：开局就被打死 A man works himself to death at his desk from overwork. He transmigrates to a courtyard compound in the 1960s. To his surprise, Silly Zhu kills him as soon as he arrives. With the System’s help, let’s see how I turn the tables and shake things up. Beasts, our battle begins now. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: Take Advantage of Me, and I’ll Make You Regret It! 四合院：占我便宜，我坑哭你！ Shen Weibang transmigrated into the world of the courtyard compound, became a factory driver, and awakened the System of Good and Evil Recompense. When evil people took advantage of him, the harm bounced back several times over. When he helped good people, he received multiple rewards. He gave Jia Zhangshi ten yuan, and she fell into a cesspit. Liu Haizhong tried to extort a pound of pork from Shen Weibang, then got mistaken for a traitor and arrested, ending up in the detention center. Yan Bugu 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: I Tricked Silly Zhu into Ruining His Life 四合院：把傻柱忽悠瘸了 [Courtyard setting + no System + altered plot + everyday life] Lin Chen, a modern-day overworked office worker, transmigrates into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He reforms the people in the courtyard and gets them to turn over a new leaf! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Beasts of the Siheyuan Are Jealous of Me to the Point of Madness 四合院禽兽们嫉妒我到发狂 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu 四合院：重生傻柱 In his old age, He Yuzhu was completely drained and left destitute. His own son and family were nowhere to be found, and he had no one to care for him. Relying on the three ungrateful members of the Jia family to look after him was nothing but wishful thinking. At last, he was driven out of his own home, his own courtyard. Looking back on his life, He Yuzhu regretted everything. On that freezing winter day, the cold and snow gave him one final layer of warmth, letting him leave this world unseen 415Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: The System Blesses My Path to Ascension 四合院：系统祝我飞升路 If you transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, what would you do? Liu Chongfeng chooses to strengthen the nation while taking down scumbags. The scoundrels regret ever being born, while the protagonist ascends on the spot. 107Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Helped Jia Zhangshi Summon a Spirit 四合院：开局帮助贾张氏招魂 The old Daoist had waited more than eighty years for his master and senior brother. Even at the very end of his life, neither of them returned. Perhaps protected by his patriarch, his soul transmigrated back to that war-torn era. When the war ended, Li Weiguo was assigned a place in a Siheyuan. Here was Silly Zhu, hailed as the courtyard's battle god, but actually the ultimate simp. Here was Qin Huairu, a charming widow who had kept her looks, but was really a scheming green-tea lotus. Here was 175Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: I Quit My Job to Study, and Now I’m a Spendthrift? 四合院：辞工就学，成败家子了？ Li Weiguo transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes an ordinary resident. In his predecessor’s family, Li Weiguo’s father is a seventh-grade fitter who earns over seventy yuan a month. Li Weiguo spends his days living off his father and enjoying himself, squandering the family’s savings. Now the family is dirt poor, and after an accident at his father’s factory, Li Weiguo has the chance to inherit his fitter position. But Li Weiguo resolutely decides to go to school. Everyone in t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: Collecting Debts from the Start and Sending Jia Dongxu to His Grave 四合院：开局要债，送贾东旭归西 Jia Zhangshi takes over the Xu family’s home to avoid paying back her debt, and even eggs on her son, Jia Dongxu, to rig the wiring and electrocute Xu Lei to death. She plans to seize the house the next day, but never expects Xu Lei, the rich second-generation heir who also died by electrocution, to transmigrate. Someone who’s been electrocuted twice can’t have all bad luck. Xu Lei discovers that he can generate electricity whenever he gets angry... So from the start, he strikes Jia Dongxu dead, 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: You Really Think I'm Easy to Bully? 四合院：你们真以为我好欺负啊 Wang Daguo is electrocuted and transmigrates to a courtyard house in the 1960s, with a System from the start. Dare to steal my chicken? I’ll break your hand. Qu Xiaomao, you ruined my plans? Here, have a couple of slaps. Datou, sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong? Itching for a beating, are you? You lot drink watery gruel every day, while I, Wang Daguo, feast like a king. Got a problem with that? Want to mess with me? You really think I’m an easy target? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: Battling the Courtyard Beasts Since the 1950s 四合院：从五十年代开始斗禽 [Silly]+ [Invincible]+ [Taking on the Courtyard Schemes] Li Qiqiang unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1950s and becomes an ordinary resident of a Beijing courtyard house. He binds to a Comeback Reward System. Every time he fires back, he earns a reward, and the harsher the comeback, the better the prize! Host’s strength = the combined strength of every resident in the courtyard. First, he snatches Qin Huairu away, stirring up a huge storm. Then he tears into He Yuzhu, beats Xu Damao to a pulp, a 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Calls Off the Wedding, So I Marry Chen Xueru 四合院：秦淮如悔婚，我娶陈雪茹 Zhu Ping transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Qin Huairu won’t marry me? Then I’ll marry Chen Xueru, the silk shop owner. What do you have to regret? My life gets better with each passing day, so why are you jealous, you bunch of scoundrels? I, Zhu Ping, will make this clear: don’t go looking for trouble. Anyone who messes with me will get it back a hundredfold! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: A Down-and-Out Man Makes a Comeback 四合院之破落户翻身 After his soul transmigrates into Fang Yaoguan, who was bullied to death, he naturally inherits the original owner's mission of revenge. With no powerful backers, he can only brave every obstacle and press forward to take revenge on each of his enemies. At long last, he either kills or cripples all his enemies. Just as he's basking in his triumph, he's forced into another calamity. Now reborn, which path will he choose next? 210Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Have Silly Zhu Sent to the Firing Squad 四合院：开局请傻柱吃枪子 Ye Xuan is sent flying by a wild yak while on a road trip and accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s! He becomes a nobody in a courtyard compound. His parents died serving in the military, and he makes a living collecting scrap with his younger sister! From the start, he sends Silly Zhu and Yi Zhonghai away to face the firing squad! Then he sends Jia Zhangshi and the Deaf Old Lady away to serve time in prison! The retirement gang? Heh! He’ll wipe them all out! Punishing these beasts is his duty 668Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 150 The Siheyuan's Super-Lucky Star 四合院超级无敌幸运星 A modern-day genius helps He Yuzhu achieve fame and success. His life seems to be on cheat mode, and his luck is incredible. But “Silly Zhu” still faces plenty of twists and turns in love. This time, though, he isn’t being played. Instead, he has to deal with all kinds of potential partners. The failures are the same, but the stories are different. New characters will be introduced to make the story richer. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
